Multiple Choice
Which of the below is FALSE regarding the relationship between malaria and the HbS allele?
A) There is no geographic correlation between the distribution of the HbS allele and malaria.
B) Heterozygotes have greater resistance to malaria than homozygous individuals.
C) The malarial parasite does not reproduce very well in the red blood cells of heterozygotes.
D) Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite.
E) The HbS mutation probably occurs occasionally in all human populations.
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